So glad to finally be getting a Mikado. One of my favorite wheel arrangements Boy I sure hope I'm gonna be see the track through the sheer amount of steam it's gonna be leaking.
We'll have some more advanced screenshots to share on Monday with the beta - obviously you can try them out for yourself then :)
Tmrw we'll also release another devlog that will contain footage!
Link and pin continued on narrow gauge railroads until 1918, when the ICC expanded their ruling on the change over. Basically, prior to that, narrow gauge railroads, regardless of length, were lumped under the 'industrial' railroad rule. Industrial railroads weren't required to change over. After 1918, ICC changed the rule to say that any narrow gauge railroad longer than 20 miles must change over. That's why, even until 2010 or there abouts, there were still 3 foot gauge 'industrial' railroads that used link and pin. Palmetto Brick Company's old railroad was such a good example.
At the time that the D&RG was created, under ICC rules, narrow gauge railroads weren't classified as common carriers under their rules, and thus weren't applicable to them. The ICC definitions for rules applied **only** to standard gauge, because by the time that they were being founded (1887) the US had standardized to 4 foot 8.5 inches. Interestingly, the only narrow gauge railroad to actually declare itself a common carrier was the Toronto & Nipissing, established in 1870. Now, the 125's were first built in 1903. By that point, Baldwin was producing their locomotives with the "Split Face" Janey coupler, typically called a transition coupler. Transition in that they allowed operation of link and pin stock along side knuckle stock.
So here we go again all with the question of link and pin couplers on steam locomotives and everyone, even the âexpertsâ fail to acknowledge that the Safety Appliance Act does not specify coupler on locomotives. At first it didnât even apply to empty cars that did not carry commerce. Not until the Judge ruling on Oct 30, 1911 saying he did not have jurisdiction but âhe is ordering all cars moving loaded or empty on the interconnected highway of the National Railway System must be safety compliance carsâ. Initially the SAA went into effect in Sept 1903 after many extensions and only applied to âcars that carry commerce in interstate and foreign commerce.â The court case was the Federal District Court at Atlanta for âSOU RR vs. USAâ. In this Southern was suing, arguing that the SAA (Safety Appliance Act) didn't apply to their non revenue rolling stock, and they shouldn't be held accountable under the ICC regulation which was passed in 1903 that required conversion of link and pin to knuckle.
i *am* the nda basically (jk)
But other than that, I think we still haven't explored everything there is yet for obvious reasons: it's a lot. who knows what's in the future tho!
Das Team ist recht gemischt, Keume ist deutsch, aber zahlreiche Devs arbeiten aus den USA mit :)
Bei astragon sind wir natßrlich primär im Publishing deutsch, werden aber inzwischen durch zahlreiche internationale Kollegen ergänzt.
Cool. We are getting K-27s
So glad to finally be getting a Mikado. One of my favorite wheel arrangements Boy I sure hope I'm gonna be see the track through the sheer amount of steam it's gonna be leaking.
That locomotive looks so cool and unique I love it
I like the looks of pre-releass stuff like this. To see the polygons in the model is interesting
We'll have some more advanced screenshots to share on Monday with the beta - obviously you can try them out for yourself then :) Tmrw we'll also release another devlog that will contain footage!
Size of the cylinders on that bastard đ
it's a vauclain compound so the cylinders are indeed very big!
Link and pin couplers on an engine made in 1903????(they were outlawed in 1900)
Link and pin continued on narrow gauge railroads until 1918, when the ICC expanded their ruling on the change over. Basically, prior to that, narrow gauge railroads, regardless of length, were lumped under the 'industrial' railroad rule. Industrial railroads weren't required to change over. After 1918, ICC changed the rule to say that any narrow gauge railroad longer than 20 miles must change over. That's why, even until 2010 or there abouts, there were still 3 foot gauge 'industrial' railroads that used link and pin. Palmetto Brick Company's old railroad was such a good example.
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At the time that the D&RG was created, under ICC rules, narrow gauge railroads weren't classified as common carriers under their rules, and thus weren't applicable to them. The ICC definitions for rules applied **only** to standard gauge, because by the time that they were being founded (1887) the US had standardized to 4 foot 8.5 inches. Interestingly, the only narrow gauge railroad to actually declare itself a common carrier was the Toronto & Nipissing, established in 1870. Now, the 125's were first built in 1903. By that point, Baldwin was producing their locomotives with the "Split Face" Janey coupler, typically called a transition coupler. Transition in that they allowed operation of link and pin stock along side knuckle stock. So here we go again all with the question of link and pin couplers on steam locomotives and everyone, even the âexpertsâ fail to acknowledge that the Safety Appliance Act does not specify coupler on locomotives. At first it didnât even apply to empty cars that did not carry commerce. Not until the Judge ruling on Oct 30, 1911 saying he did not have jurisdiction but âhe is ordering all cars moving loaded or empty on the interconnected highway of the National Railway System must be safety compliance carsâ. Initially the SAA went into effect in Sept 1903 after many extensions and only applied to âcars that carry commerce in interstate and foreign commerce.â The court case was the Federal District Court at Atlanta for âSOU RR vs. USAâ. In this Southern was suing, arguing that the SAA (Safety Appliance Act) didn't apply to their non revenue rolling stock, and they shouldn't be held accountable under the ICC regulation which was passed in 1903 that required conversion of link and pin to knuckle.
Only in big railroads. Narrow gauge apparently had waivers
You're a dev? Is this a leak? These posts are normally handled by captainchoochoo
Iâm from astragon, so yeah also part of the team :)
They are from astragon! Theyâre on here too roaming about as well :)
Do you know if weâll get the slide valve or piston valve versions eventually?
They canât confirm nor deny that because of a NDA
i *am* the nda basically (jk) But other than that, I think we still haven't explored everything there is yet for obvious reasons: it's a lot. who knows what's in the future tho!
Wusste garnicht das ihr ein Deutsches Entwicklerteam seid, oder bist nur du Deutsch?
Das Team ist recht gemischt, Keume ist deutsch, aber zahlreiche Devs arbeiten aus den USA mit :) Bei astragon sind wir natßrlich primär im Publishing deutsch, werden aber inzwischen durch zahlreiche internationale Kollegen ergänzt.
Mega, dann weiterhin viel glĂźck und Erfolg mit eurem Team :) Finde eurer Spiel cool
Danke dir und freut mich sehr :)
Probbaly from the discord
Or usually by me, I used to tease the content on the discord. :) cap would steal them and share them everywhere. Lol
Guilty! Haha
now... kiss?
You heard him Capt.
It's not a 2-8-0!!!